Cloak & Dagger [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Franklin Richard Franklin

Overview

Juvenile actor Henry Thomas, late of E.T., is the star of Cloak and Dagger. Given to telling whoppers, Thomas finds himself in a boy-who-cried-wolf dilemma when he overhears two spies plotting to smuggle valuable info out of the US. When he can't get his own father Dabney Coleman to believe him, Thomas turns disconsolately to a computer game called "Cloak and Dagger" and begins to fantasize, imagining that he is in cahoots with secret agent Jack Flack, also played by Coleman. Finally coming to grips with the fact that the mythical Jack Flack cannot help him this time, Thomas takes on the spies with the help of his schoolmates, who are also "Cloak and Dagger" addicts. Cloak and Dagger is a heavily disguised remake of 1949's The Window; both are based on the Cornell Woolrich story The Boy Cried Murder.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2022
UPC:	0814456025292
Original Release:	1984
Rating:	PG
Source:	Vinegar Syndrome
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	8,561

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Henry Thomas	Davey Osborne
Dabney Coleman	Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
Michael Murphy	Rice
Christina Nigra	Kim Gardener
John McIntire	George MacCready
Jeanette Nolan	Eunice MacCready
Eloy Casados	Alvarez
Tim Rossovich	Haverman
Bill Forsythe	Morris,Morris
Robert DoQui	Lt. Fleming
Shelby Leverington	Marilyn Gardener
Linden Chiles	Airport Security Chief
Robert Curtin	Murdoch
William Marquez	Airport Security Guard
Wendell Wright	Airport Security Guard
Doris Hargrave	Woman in Cafe
Gary Moody	Man in Cafe
Eleese Lester	Woman on Boat
John Edson	Man on Boat
Steve Fromholtz	Man on Boat
Charles Beall	Alamo Guard
Stuart MacGregor	Alamo Guard
Norman Bennett	Texan
Corey Rand	Building Security Guard
Nicholas Guest	Taxi Driver
Louie Anderson	Taxi Driver
Karen Leigh Hopkins	Receptionist
Tammy Hyler	Check-In Clerk
Alvaro Rojas Jr.	Boat Captain
Robert Traynor	Ticket Agent
Berkley H. Garrett	Bus Driver
Gene Ross	Bus Driver
Earl Houston Bullock	Navigator
Al Gomez	Ground Crewman
Steve Fromholz	Man on Boat
Brian May	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom Holland

Bill Phillips

Jeff Burkhart

Richard Franklin	Director
Tom Holland	Screenwriter
Allan Carr	Producer
C.O. Erickson	Executive Producer,Producer
Bill Phillips	Screenwriter
Jeff Burkhart	Screenwriter
Chuck Picerni Jr.	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Cloak and Dagger is a somewhat hokey but enjoyable spy thriller that works well for its target audience of youngsters. Coming out on the heels of Tron and WarGames, the film deals with similar themes of the crossover between the real world and computer games, which in many ways anticipated the Internet. Henry Thomas proves that E.T. was no fluke with another capable performance, which when combined with the clever script, carries this to the level of a likeable escapist fantasy. Dabney Coleman is strong in the dual role of the young video game enthusiast's father and Jack Flack, the beret-clad hero of said game. As the two eventually become one, it's a warm comment on the dormant heroism any father can call upon by believing in and loving his son. Add in a few fun set pieces, and Cloak and Dagger becomes a satisfying, if slight, mix of family entertainment.

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